An engraving–probably made from a contemporary artist’s sketch–shows the eight Haitian “voodoo” devotees found guilty in February 1864 of the murder and cannibalism of a 12-year-old child.

In 1864, four men and four women were executed in Haiti for the murder of a young girl that was later cannibalized. The claims were that it was all done as part of a voudou ritual done at the behest of a priestess.

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